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| • | Fading - A gradual change of color or gloss in a finish |
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| • | Feathering - Slang term for blending or slowly moving the edge of one color into a second color. |
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| • | Fiberglass cloth - Fiberglass material used with polyester resin in repairing fiberglass bodywork. Although a strong form of fiberglass reinforcement, the weave of fiberglass cloth will often show through a finished repair, making cloth more suitable for backing-up a repair area of a panel. |
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| • | Fiberglass mat - Basic fiberglass reinforcement material used with polyester resin to create or repair fiberglass body panels. |
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| • | Fiberglass reinforced filler - Body filler (generally polyester) with strands of fiberglass material in the mix. Good for smaller, lower-stressed repairs and some bonding applications |
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| • | Filmbuild - The wet or dry thickness of applied coating measured in mils; also see DRY FILM THICKNESS. |
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| • | Flake-off - Large pieces of paint or undercoat falling off of substrate; also called delamination |
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| • | Flatting agent - Material used in paint to dull or eliminate gloss |
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| • | Floating - Characteristics or some pigments to separate from solution and migrate to the surface of paint film while still wet. |
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| • | Flop (side tone) - The color of a finish when viewed from a side angle, other than direct |
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| • | Flow - The leveling properties of a wet paint film |
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| • | Fogcoat - A final atomized coat of paint, usually applied at higher air pressure and at greater distance than normal. |
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| • | Force dry - Speed of dry due to application of heat. See BAKING. |
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